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No. 601,588. h Patented Mar. 29, 1898.

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OLE ANDREAS ANDERSENMOLDAL, OF LAHOMA, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY,

ASSIGNOR'OF TWO-FIFTHS TO JAMES W. OOMAN,

TERRITORY.

OF ALVA, OKLAHOMA ENVELOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 601,583, dated March 29, 1898.

Application iiled October 4, 1897.

To aZZwz/om/ it may concern:

'Be it known that'I, OLE ANDREAS ANDER- sEN MOLDAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lalioma, in the county of Woods and Territory of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Envelops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains'to make and use the same.

It is well known that money and other articles are frequently abstracted from envelops either by tampering with the seals or by inserting devices with the aid of which bills or the like may be formed into a small roll and withdrawn without injuring the seals. It is therefore common to sew a stout cord through the envelop and its contents and to fasten the ends with wax bearing the impress of a seal not likely to be in the hands of those who might probably desire to use it improperly.

To provide a better means for securing the desired safety is the object of this invention, and such safetyis sought in providinga novel envelop. In the accompanying drawings, Figure l shows .the envelop-blank unfolded. Fig. 2 showsV the envelop after three folds when it is in condition. to receive the bill or other article to be secured within it. Figs. 3, 4E, 5, and 6 show it after successive folds and final sealing of the envelop itself. Fig. '7 shows the face of the sealed envelop. Fig. 8 shows it after a postage-stamp has been aiiixed. Fig; 9 shows alike envelop having two sets of perforations. Fig. 10 shows the envelop of Fig. 9 provided with wax seals at the perforations.

The envelop-blank consists of a front H, having gummed flaps I J K at its three fre'e margins and an integrally-joined back D, having opposite the front the side flap C, atone end the flap or extension B, provided with a marginal ap A", and at the other end the long end-closing iiap G. The parts H B G are provided with perforations at L M N, adapted to register when the envelop is completely folded. The blank being properly formed and the iiaps I J K being gummed upon one face of the blank and the flaps A C Serial No. 653,974. (No model.)

being gummed at E F upon the opposite face, the edges E F are moistened, Ais folded upon B, Cupon D, and B upon C and D, the marginal flap Abeing pushed beneath the flap O. Now the parts being pressed down, the flaps are securely gummed to D and B, respectively, and the end-closin g Hap G being folded over there is formed a completely-closed pocket having the paper continuous at its margins as if Wrapped around the article within. This pocket is then folded over upon the front H, bringing the opposite face of the back D to view, and the gummed edges of the aps I J are now moistened and folded upon the part D, and, finally, the iap K is folded upon the part D and iiaps I and J, where it is held fast by gum precisely as in ordinary envelops. If now the packet be reversed, exposing its facefit will appear that the three perforations L M N of the blank register and that through them the flap C is exposed. A postage-stamp being so affixed as to cover this opening, its central portion adheres to the iiap C, while the margin `is fast upon theface of the envelop. Obviously none of the perforated parts can be moved with reference to this flap C without disturbing the stamp. The envelop is so folded that it becomescompletely double, one envelop inside another, and no instrument inserted between the exposed edges can by any possibility reach the inclosed matter while the internal seals are beyond reach.

Express money-packages and the like may have a sealing perforation at each end, if desired, as suggested in Figs. 9 and l0, and wax seals may replace the postage-stamp that has been mentioned.

The envelop formed as described has, when folded, a double thickness of paper along each of its four margins, and is therefore strong and not readilybroken evenwhen the outside layer is somewhat worn at the edges, and it has, in fact, at least double thickness at every point, the flaps A I J K covering the whole area of the back D.

When thevseal is used, as above suggested, access to the contents of the envelop is still impossible even if all the flaps I J K be loosened.

The perforations give valuable extra se- IOO curity; but Were thejstamp printed on the elivelop they would be omitted. Even in this ease unusual security would be afforded.

What I claim is- 1. The envelop-blank consisting of the integrally-eonneeted front and back, each having liaps upon its three free margins one end ap of the back having itself a marginal ap to fold inward along the meeting line of the front and back, substantially as set forth.

2. A one-piece envelop having on its back infolding aps adapted to form, Without the aid of the front or its aps, a 'Completelyclosed pocket with the stoel; continuous at the four margins, and having on its front three iiaps adapted to` fold upon the back 1 when the latter itself has been folded upon OLE ANDREAS ANDERSEN MOLDAL. Witnesses:

HENRY M. BioKEL,

JOHN D. BRANHAM. 

